Formation of atmospheric H2SO4H2O particles in the absence of organics: A laboratory study

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Berndt, Torsten ^a   Böge, Olaf ^a   Stratmann, Frank ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FLOW TUBE; FORMATION PATHWAYS; ION-MEDIATED NUCLEATION; NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES;

SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; LABORATORY METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 33845701761     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026660     Document Type: Article

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